Potentially inappropriate medication for emergency department visits by elderly patients in Taiwan

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Chun Chen ◽  
Shinn-Jang Hwang ◽  
Hsiu-Yun Lai ◽  
Tzeng-Ji Chen ◽  
Ming-Hsien Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Inappropriate Medication ◽  
Emergency Department Visits ◽  
Potentially Inappropriate Medication

Polypharmacy and Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Blacks with Diabetes Mellitus Presenting to the Emergency Department

2021 ◽  
pp. 089826432110455
Author(s):  
Ginah Nightingale ◽  
Emily M. Scopelliti ◽  
Robin Casten ◽  
Monica Woloshin ◽  
Shu Xiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Inappropriate Medication ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
Potentially Inappropriate Medication ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Inappropriate Medication Use ◽  
Sectional Analysis

Background: Medication-related problems in older Blacks with diabetes mellitus (DM) are not well established. Objectives: To describe the frequency of medication-related problems in older Blacks with DM presenting to the emergency department (ED). Methods: The study was a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from a randomized controlled trial evaluating Blacks aged ≥60 years of age presenting to the ED. Polypharmacy, potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use, and anticholinergic score were evaluated. Results: Of 168 patients (median age = 68, range 60–92), most ( n = 164, 98%) were taking ≥5 medications, and 67 (39.9%) were taking a PIM. A majority ( n = 124, 74%) were taking a medication with an anticholinergic score ≥1. Number of medications was correlated with number of PIMs ( r = .22, p = .004) and anticholinergic score ( r = .50, p < .001). Conclusion: Polypharmacy and PIM use was common in older Blacks with DM.

scholarly journals Effects of an intervention (SÄKLÄK) on prescription of potentially inappropriate medication in elderly patients

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia Lenander ◽  
Åsa Bondesson ◽  
Nina Viberg ◽  
Ulf Jakobsson ◽  
Anders Beckman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Inappropriate Medication ◽  
Potentially Inappropriate Medication
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